C'Mon

1:00 PM

Heading for Center Court to do a few photos of Del Potro and Hewitt. This could be good. Del Potro is the fifth seed here, and has taken Nasal’s spot in the top of the draw. All odds are that Hewitt, currently ranked 56 will not have a prayer against one of the hottest guys on the tour, but the former number one, and 2002 champion had an impressive win over Robby Genipri in the first round, so it will be interesting to see how he does against a top player.

3:50 PM

Wow... the Ausie is back! Lleyton has defeated Del Potro in straight sets. They come to the net to shake hands, and I don’t know what Del Potro said, but they were very friendly, and I heard Hewitt reply, “Thanks mate”

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And speaking of bad tan lines.. check out Hewitt's forehead!

This is the best I’ve seen him play in a long time, and Hewitt said in press that he felt it was the best he’d played since 2005. His serving was outstanding... firing off 14 aces against the big Argentine. This win makes the top half of the draw a lot more interesting. Murray, Roddick, and now Hewitt all vying for a spot on the last Sunday.

4:30 PM

Just scored a whole cup of ice!! This is very exciting as the Pepsi that comes straight out of the fridge in the media center is never really cold. “Cool” is actually a bit of an overstatement. I’ve been dying for a cold drink for days and just thought of going up to the bar and asking for a cup of ice…cold Pepsi... wickedly good!

5:15 PM

I want to go to Fabrice Santoro’s match. The charismatic Frenchman was nicknamed “The Magician” by Pete Sampras, and the moniker has stuck. He play’s his own brand of “magic” tennis, hitting two handed on both sides, and moving around the court in often mysterious ways. He’s announced that he will retire after twenty years on the tour, so this will be his last Wimbledon. This is his fourteenth appearance on the grass at WI 19, and his 69^th grand slam. At 37 his ATP World ranking is the same as his age.

He’s playing former world number one and French Open winner of 2003, Juan Carlos Ferrero. Ferrero’s ranking has dropped to below 100, and I think the Magician might have a chance to win this match.

They are playing on the new court two, there is plenty of room in the photo pit as Murray is currently playing on Center Court, and everyone is over there. However, I’m pretty sure that I’m going to get another chance at Murray, and this could be Santoro’s swan song.

7:07 PM

OH MY WORD... another day without eating... I have to run up to the media dining room and grab a piece of pizza... which indecently is quite good... to keep me from fainting.

7:30 PM

Well, it’s farewell to Santoro, but he put up a valiant fight, saving 10 of 11 break points in the first set to win it in a breaker. Juan Carlos took the last three sets, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3. Fabrice, waved, shouldered his bag, and left the Championships for the last time. Sad to see another one of the colorful guys leave the tour.

I heard that he has a collection of classic tennis racquets and hopes to open a tennis museum in his home town.

8:00 PM

I can’t believe that I’m still shooting photos, but I need to get a few shots of the seventeen year old American from Georgia, Melanie Oudin. She’s making her Wimbledon debut, and is in a tough match out on court 6. It’s getting dark and cold, but I make a run for it, and grab a few pix in case she looses and I don’t get another chance at her.

9:20 PM

Just heard on Radio Wimbledon, that indeed Oudin did win in three. Jamie Murray and Liezel Huber have just won their mixed doubles match in a tiebreak that apparently had everyone holding their breath. I want to be sure to catch them in their next match. Hopefully they will be scheduled while it is still daylight.

10:25

That’s if folks, I still have to upload my photos and I need dinner, for I’m signing off for tonight.